Shunsui and nanao part 1

Ise Nanao watched over as her captain lay asleep again.

"Honestly, as one of the Captains of the Gotei 13, you would think he had more responsibility than this. And, as one the oldest captains you would think he would be a role model but nooo, he goes out drinking all the time and when he's not drinking he's sleeping. It's a wonder any paperwork gets done around here and that's only because I do it all for him." Nanao thought out loud.

Suddenly, Shunsui started stirring. "I didn't think you thought so much of me, don't you come and join me?" he said seductively, patting the bed next to him.

"I'm going to have to decline, Kyōraku-taichou" Ise-fukutaichou replied, icily.

"You know you want me." teased Shunsui. She disagreed but couldn't help noticing that his shihakushō was open, revealing a bare chest. She averted her eyes and walked away, blushing.

"If you would excuse me, Kyōraku-taichou, I have paperwork to do. And I want to see yours done before you go out drinking with Matsumoto again." she said, determined to keep her composure in front of her captain.

After she had left, Shunsui rolled over and went back to sleep.

He started dreaming again. However, this time, his previous dream of dancing monkeys had disappeared. This time, his lieutenant was in it and she was wearing his pink kimono. "Kyoraku-taichou, I've always loved you" Nanao said, blushing.

Shunsui woke with a start. "Whoa, that was the best dream ever!"

He got up out of bed, tiptoed to Nanao's office and entered the room stealthily, where Ise-fukutaichou appeared to be engrossed in her work. Shunsui crept up behind his beloved lieutenant.

"Kyōraku-taichou-I know you're there so don't try anything funny." Nanao said calmly.

"Go out with me? Marry me? Bear my children?" begged Shunsui. Nanao picked up a large book on Kidō techniques, turned around and delivered a blow that left him clutching his head in agony. "Now if you don't mind, I have work to do." she said.

Sighing, the captain of the eighth squad figured he'd better start his work too, otherwise he would have to suffer the wrath of his little Nanao later. Carrying a faithful bottle of sake, he sat down at his rarely used desk and started to fill out some forms that were long overdue.

He worked through the pile of papers, wishing for any distraction. Maybe Rangiku would drop by, if she manages to escape Hitsugaya for long enough.

Sure enough, Rangiku arrived a while later. "I've just escaped Hitsugaya-taichou. He's actually making me work today." She looked at Shunsui in shock. "I see Ise-fukutaichou has got you wrapped round her little finger now. You working? That's something I thought I'd never see. Well, come on- I've gotta get you outta here before you get too serious" she teased.

Matsumoto tugged at his arm and pulled him to his feet. Shunsui, being the type of man not to turn down a drink followed her.

Within the next ten minutes, the pair could be found in the nearest bar.

Nanao finished all the paperwork she had to do and decided to check up on Kyōraku-taichou to see if he'd fallen asleep yet. She slowly entered the office and found that the captain had disappeared.

Angry, she stormed out of the room, knowing exactly where he'd be.

Sure enough, she saw a recognisable pink-clad figure sat in the bar with a familiar big-breasted, strawberry blonde person. "What a surprise to see those two drinking at this time in the afternoon." Nanao thought sarcastically.

"Y'know what?"

A familiar slurred voice drifted out of the bar.

"I really do love my little Nanao-chan." drawled Shunsui. "I know you do." giggled Rangiku "You wanna kiss her, hug her, you wanna have her babies."

Nanao stood still for a moment, clutching her book to her chest. "Is that true? Does he really like me that much? Or are they just saying that because they're drunk?" she thought.

She ran back to the Squad 8 barracks, confused. Not looking where she was going, she crashed into the 7th seated officer of Squad 4: Hanatarō Yamada.

"I-i'm so s-sorry Ise-fukutaichou" stammered Hanatarō.

"Watch where you're going Yamada-san!" she snapped. Instantly she felt bad for being so harsh towards the medical shinigami as the person who she was really angry with was herself.

"How could I have got my hopes up? He is my captain! It would never happen and besides, it isn't proper for the captain and the lieutenant to have an informal relationship." she thought furiously.

She felt tears build up beneath her eyelids as she kept running. She fought to hold them back until her throat ached with the effort. When she arrived back at the barracks she collapsed onto her bed.

Despite it being in the middle of the afternoon, Nanao felt she couldn't do any more work when she was feeling like this. Frustrated she changed for bed, took her hair down and settled down with a large book to occupy her mind.

By the time it was dark, Nanao had already read half of the book. Sing-song voices drifted through the corridors. "Oh great" she thought sarcastically, "They're back."

"Nan-ao! Nan-ao!" called Kyōraku-taichou. "Oh dear god, don't let him find me" Nanao begged.

The sound of her office door opening was audible in the near-silence of the barracks. Shunsui, obviously not finding his lieutenant there, closed the door and proceeded calling her name.

Rangiku giggled.

"She's given you the slip" she laughed.

Nanao prayed that they wouldn't find her- she couldn't deal with her captain right now, least of all when he was drunk and in her bedroom.

"Is that the time? I gotta get home before Hitsugaya-taichou realises I'm gone." said Matsumoto, a lot louder than she'd intended. She realised this and giggled.

"Great, now he's going to be alone, drunk and in my bedroom." she complained inwardly.

Suddenly, Ise-fukutaichou's bedroom door slid open and she ducked further under the covers.

"Nanao?" Kyōraku-taichou whispered. Noticing her, he said "There you are Nanao-chan. I've been looking everywhere for you. Usually you're up working at this time. Is something wrong?"

"No, nothing's wrong" she said defiantly.

"Now, now my little Nanao. That's no way to address your captain. I can tell there's something wrong with you. Is it something I did?" he said tenderly, putting his arm around his lieutenant, expecting book abuse any second.

Silence fell as Nanao tried to think of a respectable and logical answer. She couldn't find one and her eyes filled with tears which she fought back once more. She breathed in his scent which smelt of liquor and a vague hint of flower petals.

Finally, she summoned up enough courage to speak.

"Do you love me?" Ise-fukutaichou whispered.

"What? Speak up, Nanao-chan" her captain replied.

"I said, do you love me?" she said struggling to keep her voice calm.

"Of course I do, you'll always be my little Nanao." Kyōraku-taichou replied fondly, tightening his grip around the young girl.

"But do you mean it?" the lieutenant asked, her voice thick with tears, as the first one rolled down her cheek. "Truth is, I've always loved you taichou." A blush crept across her tear-streaked cheeks.

Shunsui blinked twice, a shocked expression on his face. "Is this true? This only happened in my dreams...could it really be true?" he thought excitedly.

"Oh Nanao-chan!" he cried, pulling her into a suffocating hug. "I do love you. I want to be with you for the rest of my life."

"Are you only saying that because you're drunk?" Ise-fukutaichou said cautiously, trying to break free.

"Hell, no! Besides, this is nothing! I'm practically sober!" said the captain.

Nanao raised an eyebrow.

"Sure I've been drinking all afternoon, but I made sure I wasn't too drunk because i wanted to get the paperwork done."he said, his pride as a male severely dented.

Nanao rolled her eyes at the contradiction.

"I've seen how hard you've been working lately and I know it's mainly my fault for not doing paperwork on time. I was all ready for day's work and then Rangiku turned up and abducted me." claimed Kyōraku-taichou.

"Why do I not believe you?" asked the lieutenant.

"I'll prove it to you."

Before she knew it, his lips were on hers. Startled, Ise-fukutaichou blinked a few times before she relaxed and started kissing back.

Her logical side kept trying to tell her to stop because he was her captain. For once, she ignored it and continued.

Shunsui ran his hand through his lieutenant's soft, raven-black hair.

After some time, they broke apart, slightly breathless. Kyōraku-taichou wiped Nanao's eyes and whispered in her ear: "Did anyone tell you how beautiful you look with your hair down?"

Nanao's blush deepened to a bright crimson. "N-no, captain." she replied.

"Please, we aren't just a captain and lieutenant anymore. Call me Shunsui." he requested.

"I'm afraid I can't do that, sir. I must follow proper protocol."

Shunsui walked over to the door. "Fine then, this is an order from your captain: you must call me Shunsui from now on."

"That's impossible." replied the lieutenant. "Well, that is disobeying you captain and for that, your punishment will be for me to join you in that bed of yours." Shunsui teased.

"Out!" Nanao said "If you think if you click your fingers I will jump into bed with you then you're wrong...you're going to have to work for it." An evil smile spread across her face.

"Dammit!" thought Kyōraku-taichou. He winked and said:

"I wasn't joking about the 'bear my children' thing..."